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Southside Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Blackstone, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Wednesday, November 4, 2020

137 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.86/cwt ≈ $639/hd at 538 lb · 10 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $109.84/cwt -0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 654 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 137 217 200
Feeder cattle 137 217 200

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 28, Heifers 60, Bulls 49)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 2 131.50 $131.50 $760 +13.50
631–648 640 9 121.00–126.00 $123.19 $788 +3.19
685 685 1 120.00 $120.00 $822 —
738 738 2 120.00 $120.00 $886 +19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 146.00 $146.00 $577 +8.00
495 495 1 134.00 $134.00 $663 —
552 552 5 126.50 $126.50 $698 —
643 643 3 122.00 $122.00 $784 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 3 110.00 $110.00 $636 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 1 100.00 $100.00 $750 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 118.00 $118.00 $428 ±0.00
428 428 3 125.00 $125.00 $535 +20.00
458 458 2 122.00 $122.00 $559 +8.62
518–546 538 10 118.50–119.00 $118.86 $639 —
560 560 1 109.00 $109.00 $610 -3.17
605 605 1 110.50 $110.50 $669 +1.55
653–660 654 10 104.00–110.50 $109.84 $718 -0.16
718 718 3 105.00 $105.00 $754 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 119.00 $119.00 $462 -2.00
470 470 8 122.50 $122.50 $576 +3.50
505 505 1 112.00 $112.00 $566 +12.00
640 640 4 111.00 $111.00 $710 +6.00
718 718 3 95.00 $95.00 $682 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 382 3 105.00 $105.00 $401 —
430 430 1 113.00 $113.00 $486 -1.00
515–528 525 4 105.00 $105.00 $551 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 98.00 $98.00 $524 +26.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 6 145.00 $145.00 $506 -1.00
410 410 8 147.50 $147.50 $605 +6.49
468–486 482 8 136.00 $136.00 $656 -5.00
550–578 569 3 114.00–120.00 $115.93 $660 +1.43
657 657 3 74.00 $74.00 $486 —
748 748 3 105.00 $105.00 $785 —
830 830 1 85.00 $85.00 $706 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 3 149.00 $149.00 $615 +4.34
483–487 485 5 136.00–138.00 $136.80 $663 +0.80
580 580 1 118.00 $118.00 $684 -6.87
631 631 4 125.00 $125.00 $789 +9.00
650 650 1 112.00 $112.00 $728 +8.00
760 760 1 110.00 $110.00 $836 —
805 805 1 85.00 $85.00 $684 -5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 106.00 $106.00 $546 +36.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.